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Baseball STEM Activities: Hands-On Learning at the Ballpark - I'm The Chef Too!
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3 to 8
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Baseball STEM Activities: Hands-On Learning at the Ballpark is an article that teaches fundamental baseball skills. The article covers concepts such as the Physics of the Pitch, the...more
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Baseball STEM Activities: Hands-On Learning at the Ballpark is an article that teaches fundamental baseball skills. The article covers concepts such as the Physics of the Pitch, the Language of the Diamond, and Engineering the Perfect Game. The activities include a list of materials and simple directions.
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tag(s): baseball (36), data (214), forces (54), motion (60), newton (25), statistics (127), STEM (385)
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Students can use Google Slides, reviewed here to share their lesson with others. Assign students to record a podcast explaining their activity using Spotify for Podcasters, reviewed here. Have students use Stormboard, reviewed here for notetaking during the activity.You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
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Sub Station: Tips and Resources for Substitute Teachers - Education World
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K to 12
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Keep a collection of quick lessons, games, and classroom-management resources within easy reach with Education World's Sub Station. Designed primarily for substitute teachers but useful...more
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Keep a collection of quick lessons, games, and classroom-management resources within easy reach with Education World's Sub Station. Designed primarily for substitute teachers but useful for classroom teachers, this resource hub gathers links to mini-lessons for unexpected moments, quick activities for short stretches of time, classroom games, critical-thinking activities, icebreakers, and lessons teachers can leave for substitutes. It also connects educators with articles about substitute planning, classroom management, professional issues, and additional substitute-teaching resources. Several linked activities require little preparation, making the collection especially useful for emergency plans, transition periods, and days when scheduled work does not fill the available class time.
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tag(s): substitutes (33), Teacher Utilities (233)
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Share this link with substitute teachers. Have students use Free Online Screen Recorder, reviewed here to create videos on how to play the fun games that are shared. Have substitute teachers create their own survival list using Google Keep, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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The Essential Substitute Teacher Folder - The Institute for Arts Integration and STEAM
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K to 12
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Be ready for an unexpected absence with this practical guide to building a substitute teacher folder you can use when you need to put plans together quickly. This resource explains...more
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Be ready for an unexpected absence with this practical guide to building a substitute teacher folder you can use when you need to put plans together quickly. This resource explains what information to leave for a substitute and includes three downloadable PDFs: a class overview form, a substitute lesson form, and a feedback form. The overview helps organize contacts, procedures, rules, schedules, and other important information, while the lesson form provides spaces for materials, a warm-up, the main lesson, and closing activities. Teachers will also find suggestions for choosing easy-to-follow backup lessons, preparing two lesson options for each class, organizing materials in a portable flipbook, creating a digital alternative, and developing a list of preferred substitutes. The guide is a ready-to-use organizational resource for classroom teachers.
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tag(s): classroom management (154), substitutes (33), Teacher Utilities (233)
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Have students help develop a concise list of classroom routines and expectations a substitute needs to know, then compare their ideas with the teacher's class overview form. Have students work in small groups to create a classroom welcome guide for a substitute with Canva for Education reviewed here, including student-friendly explanations of routines and classroom expectations. Use Magic School, reviewed here to help create your substitute plans.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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How to Create Substitute Teacher Plans in 15 minutes with AI - Ditch that Texbook
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K to 12
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"How to Create Substitute Teacher Plans in 15 Minutes with AI" from Ditch That Textbook provides a step-by-step guide to using Microsoft Copilot and MagicSchool AI to prepare substitute...more
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"How to Create Substitute Teacher Plans in 15 Minutes with AI" from Ditch That Textbook provides a step-by-step guide to using Microsoft Copilot and MagicSchool AI to prepare substitute plans. The article includes sample prompts and AI-generated examples, such as fourth-grade basketball lessons and math story problems, tenth-grade English text analysis, and ninth-grade English project summaries. Teachers can adapt these examples to create daily schedules, lesson activities, and early-finisher options that fit their classroom needs. If your district blocks YouTube, then the videos will not be viewable.
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tag(s): artificial intelligence (358), substitutes (33), Teacher Utilities (233)
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Teachers can use AI tools such as Magic School, reviewed here to create their substitute lesson plans. Use SchoolAI, reviewed here to create a bellringer or morning work activity for a substitute teacher. Tailor the prompts in this post to your grade level and activity to create your own substitute lessons.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Setting Up the Right Prompts to Get an Effective AI-Generated Sub Plan - Edutopia
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K to 12
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"Setting Up the Right Prompts to Get an Effective AI-Generated Sub Plan" from Edutopia explains how teachers can use detailed prompts to create useful substitute plans with ChatGPT....more
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"Setting Up the Right Prompts to Get an Effective AI-Generated Sub Plan" from Edutopia explains how teachers can use detailed prompts to create useful substitute plans with ChatGPT. Using a ninth-grade English lesson as an example, the article shows that attaching an existing lesson plan and specifying timing, activities, student directions, and transitions produce better results than a general request. It also shares sample prompts for creating substitute notes and student handouts, emphasizing the need to review and adjust AI-generated materials for accuracy and classroom needs.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (358), professional development (307), substitutes (33), Teacher Utilities (233)
In the Classroom
Teachers can use AI tools such as SchoolAI, reviewed here to create their substitute plans. Teachers can use Canva for Education, reviewed here to download worksheets and presentations to include in their substitute plans. Have teachers create a prompt bank for writing lesson plans and share it.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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55 Tips, Tricks, and Ideas for Substitute Teachers - WeAreTeachers
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K to 12
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Walk into a substitute teaching assignment with practical strategies for keeping the day organized, productive, and positive. This collection gathers 55 suggestions from educators and...more
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Walk into a substitute teaching assignment with practical strategies for keeping the day organized, productive, and positive. This collection gathers 55 suggestions from educators and other teaching resources, covering everything from arriving early and following the classroom teacher's plans to taking attendance, managing behavior, finding student helpers, preparing backup activities, and leaving detailed feedback. Ideas for filling unexpected extra time include math activities, educational games, collaborative art, team-building activities, virtual field trips, read-alouds, and short "sponge activities." Substitute teachers will also find practical suggestions for assembling a supply bag, working with classroom aides, maintaining established seating arrangements, and documenting student accomplishments.
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tag(s): substitutes (33), Teacher Utilities (233)
In the Classroom
Use sites like Baamboozle, reviewed here or Kahoot!, reviewed here in the classroom to engage students during your time together. Use SchoolAI, reviewed here to help generate substitute lesson ideas. Read stories from Epic! For Educators, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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NFPA Home Fire Safety Lesson Plans - National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
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1 to 12
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Make fire and life safety instruction practical with this collection of ready-to-use lesson plans from the National Fire Protection Association. These materials cover home fire escape...more
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Make fire and life safety instruction practical with this collection of ready-to-use lesson plans from the National Fire Protection Association. These materials cover home fire escape planning, calling 9-1-1, responsible decision-making, fire risks, and other safety topics for different ages and audiences. Several resources are designed as concise 10-minute mini-lessons, while others provide more extensive instruction for specific groups. For example, an early-adolescent lesson for grades 6-8 focuses on fire-safe behaviors for students who may stay home alone, while another helps young adolescents evaluate risky fire-related behaviors and make safer choices. Lesson materials typically provide an audience, objective, suggested timing, instructional steps, discussion questions, and supporting safety messages, making the collection useful for classroom health lessons, community safety programs, and visits from firefighters or other safety educators.
tag(s): fire (28), fire prevention (19), fire safety (21)
In the Classroom
Have students analyze fictional situations involving cooking, fireworks, bonfires, electrical equipment, or other potential hazards. Ask them to identify the risk and propose a responsible choice that could reduce it. Invite students to practice explaining what they would do when a smoke alarm sounds. Have pairs role-play getting outside, going to a designated meeting place, and explaining when and how to call 9-1-1 from a safe location. Ask students to create a fire-safety infographic using Canva for Education, reviewed here. Students can focus each infographic on one NFPA lesson topic, such as escape planning, smoke alarms, responsible behavior, or emergency calls.
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Traffic Lite - Leading Edge Learning, LLC
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5 to 12
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Bring clear AI-use expectations into each Google Classroom assignment with Traffic Lite, a Chrome extension for K-12 educators and administrators. Teachers select a customizable two-,...more
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Bring clear AI-use expectations into each Google Classroom assignment with Traffic Lite, a Chrome extension for K-12 educators and administrators. Teachers select a customizable two-, three-, four-, or five-color scale, then add color-coded policy language explaining how students may use AI for a particular assignment. The Traffic Lite GPS assistant can review an assignment draft and recommend a policy color that matches the teacher's expectations. Teachers may edit the default policy language, while school and district administrator tools add shared policies, group settings, policy controls, and usage reporting. The teacher version does not include the centralized controls and reporting available through administrator accounts. The extension requires installation and authenticates through a Google account. Student installation is not required.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (358), digital citizenship (112), Google (22), Teacher Utilities (233)
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Have students examine several sample assignments in pairs, decide which Traffic Lite color best fits each task, and defend their classifications using evidence from the assignment directions. Ask students to sort AI-use scenarios on Padlet, reviewed here, creating columns for acceptable, limited, and unacceptable uses before the class compares its decisions with the teacher's policy. Invite small groups to debate whether AI should be permitted during brainstorming, research, drafting, revising, and proofreading, then collect a whole-class vote with Google Forms, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Online Sticky Notes - Online Notepad
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3 to 12
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Turn a browser tab into a simple workspace for reminders, checklists, study notes, and quick planning with this free sticky-note tool. Users can create and color-code multiple notes,...more
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Turn a browser tab into a simple workspace for reminders, checklists, study notes, and quick planning with this free sticky-note tool. Users can create and color-code multiple notes, search their collection, sort notes alphabetically or by creation or modification date, and format text with bold, italics, underlining, strikethrough, bullets, and checkboxes. Notes can also include images and be downloaded as TXT, PDF, or RTF files. A pin feature keeps a note visible while users move between supported desktop windows and tabs. Notes save automatically in the browser's local storage rather than to an online account, so they remain on the same device and browser and may disappear when browser data is cleared. Full pinning and editing features are intended for supported desktop browsers and are limited on mobile devices and Safari.
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tag(s): organizational skills (92), study aid (175)
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Have students create color-coded sticky notes for facts, questions, vocabulary, and connections while reading a text, then sort their notes before writing a summary. Ask students to build a checklist for a long-term assignment and update each step as they research, draft, revise, and submit their work. Assign students to record one key idea, one supporting detail, and one remaining question after a lesson, then use the notes as an exit ticket or discussion starter.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Bullying Prevention & Intervention - School Specialty, LLC
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K to 12
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School Specialty's Bullying Prevention & Intervention page gathers articles for teachers looking to build a safer, more welcoming school environment. Topics include books that prompt...more
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School Specialty's Bullying Prevention & Intervention page gathers articles for teachers looking to build a safer, more welcoming school environment. Topics include books that prompt discussions about bullying, classroom prevention strategies, friendship and social skills, cyberbullying and internet safety, and bullying during recess and physical education. Teachers can browse the articles for ideas to use in class or across the school.
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tag(s): bullying (56), classroom management (154), empathy (80)
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Have students read or listen to an age-appropriate bullying scenario and identify the roles of the target, the person bullying, and the bystander. Ask small groups to develop compassionate responses and explain how their choices could change the situation. Invite students to create a short anti-bullying public service announcement with Adobe Express Video Maker, reviewed here. Have groups focus each video on one concrete action students can take to create a respectful school environment. Invite students to create a class collection of strategies for being an effective bystander using Padlet, reviewed here. Ask students to categorize responses such as speaking assertively, supporting the targeted student, walking away from unsafe situations, and getting adult help.
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Cyberbullying - Kids Health in the Classroom
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6 to 8
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Kids Health in the Classroom features a lesson for grades 6 through 8 on cyberbullying. The lesson's activities help students feel empowered to stand up for themselves against cyberbullying....more
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Kids Health in the Classroom features a lesson for grades 6 through 8 on cyberbullying. The lesson's activities help students feel empowered to stand up for themselves against cyberbullying. The Teacher's Guide lesson plan includes standards, related links, discussion questions, activities, and reproducible materials.
tag(s): cyberbullying (52), mental health (63)
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Students can create empowering video messages using Clipchamp, reviewed here. Engage students by asking them to create a game to teach about cyberbullying using Gimkit, reviewed here. Use Comic Strip Templates by Canva, reviewed here, sharing what cyberbullying is and how to stop it.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Bullying No Way - Australian Education Authorities
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K to 12
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Make bullying prevention an ongoing part of school life with this extensive collection of evidence-informed information and ready-to-use resources for educators, students, families,...more
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Make bullying prevention an ongoing part of school life with this extensive collection of evidence-informed information and ready-to-use resources for educators, students, families, and other adults supporting young people. Bullying No Way explains bullying and cyberbullying, provides guidance for preventing and responding to harmful behavior, and maintains a searchable library of classroom materials. Teachers can filter resources by age group, topic, audience, and format to find lesson plans, videos, posters, articles, and professional learning. Classroom materials address areas such as social-emotional skills, cyberbullying, belonging, stereotypes, inclusion, safe bystander behavior, help-seeking, and strategies for responding to bullying. Resources span Foundation through Year 12, with several activities offering clear teaching sequences and links to the Australian Curriculum.
tag(s): bullying (56), cyberbullying (52), empathy (80), social and emotional learning (221)
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Ask students to work through the site's short daily activities on stereotypes, inclusion, and support, then create a paper reflection journal or a digital one using Book Creator, reviewed here recording one practical action they can take each day to strengthen belonging in their school community. Invite students to participate in a classroom gallery walk using the site's bullying-prevention posters. Ask groups to identify each poster's main message and record one practical strategy they could use when experiencing or witnessing bullying. Have students explore belonging through the site's activities, then work in small groups to brainstorm actions that help classmates feel accepted and connected. Ask groups to sort their ideas into actions for students, classrooms, and the wider school community.
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Anti-Bullying Week - Teachwire
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K to 12
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Planning an Anti-Bullying Week at your school? Teachwire brings together activities, lesson resources, and videos for the 2026 event, along with ideas teachers can use throughout the...more
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Planning an Anti-Bullying Week at your school? Teachwire brings together activities, lesson resources, and videos for the 2026 event, along with ideas teachers can use throughout the year. The article covers ways to prevent and address bullying, the psychology behind it, advice for teachers experiencing bullying, and guidance on making school policies LGBT+-inclusive. The page includes many advertisements, so be careful when selecting links.
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tag(s): bullying (56), cyberbullying (52), digital literacy (40)
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Create a kindness virtual bulletin board using Stickies.io, reviewed here. Students can create an infographic using Answer Garden, reviewed here on strategies for people who are being bullied. Ask students to create a podcast using Spotify for Podcasters, reviewed here to share personal stories of being bullied.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Wisconsin First Nations Education - Wisconsin First Nations
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Looking for classroom-ready materials that present Wisconsin's Native nations through accurate, place-based perspectives? Wisconsin First Nations offers lesson plans, videos, books,...more
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Looking for classroom-ready materials that present Wisconsin's Native nations through accurate, place-based perspectives? Wisconsin First Nations offers lesson plans, videos, books, maps, interactive activities, professional learning materials, and teacher exemplars to teach the histories, cultures, governments, treaty rights, and contemporary experiences of the American Indian Nations of Wisconsin. Teachers can browse by grade level, resource type, tribal lands, and tags, then use the interactive maps to identify the ancestral lands and present-day tribal nations nearest their schools. Many entries include printable teaching guides, discussion questions, assessments, extension activities, and academic standards, making the collection especially useful for meeting Wisconsin Act 31 requirements. If your district blocks YouTube, you may not be able to view the videos.
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tag(s): native americans (169), preK (351), primary sources (177), professional development (307)
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Conduct a close reading of a treaty, citizenship document, oral history, or lesson text from the collection by asking students to annotate claims, unfamiliar terms, perspectives, and supporting evidence before discussing how tribal sovereignty differs from state or federal authority. Stage a structured discussion about treaty rights, land use, natural-resource management, or self-determination by assigning students stakeholder perspectives, requiring them to cite evidence from the site, and collecting final claims or questions on Padlet, reviewed here. Have groups build an illustrated chronology with the Timeline Tool by Read Write Think, reviewed here, and add a written explanation of two important cause-and-effect relationships.
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Inclusive School Network - Inclusive School Network
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K to 12
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Inclusive School Network is an educational resource for families, schools, and communities that facilitates inclusive education practices by sharing information and resources. Under...more
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Inclusive School Network is an educational resource for families, schools, and communities that facilitates inclusive education practices by sharing information and resources. Under the Learn tab, the Resource Hub includes tools, tips, and strategies to help you evaluate and improve inclusiveness in your school. Some Resource Hub features include: The Role of Universal Design for Learning in Inclusive Schools, 5 Essential Items to Include in a Starter Kit for Inclusive Classrooms, Assistive Technology 101, Special Education Terminology, and more.
tag(s): classroom management (154), Special Needs (46)
In the Classroom
This is a great resource to add to a Wakelet, reviewed here for parents. Students can use Mentimeter, reviewed here to create a word cloud about the meaning of inclusive. Have the whole class plan an Inclusive Schools Week activity centered on the current annual theme, assigning teams to research, develop messaging, plan activities, and communicate with the school community. Students can use the site's downloadable theme resources and activity suggestions as a starting point.
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American Indian Resources - Utah Education Network
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K to 12
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Bring contemporary Native voices, tribal histories, and culturally informed teaching materials into the classroom with UEN's American Indian Educator Resources. This organized collection...more
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Bring contemporary Native voices, tribal histories, and culturally informed teaching materials into the classroom with UEN's American Indian Educator Resources. This organized collection connects teachers to lesson plans, primary-source activities, videos, professional learning, background information, and answers to frequently asked questions about topics such as Thanksgiving, Indigenous Peoples' Day, classroom costumes, and mascots. Featured materials address Utah's five tribal groups and eight sovereign nations, boarding-school history, cultural arts, movement, storytelling, geography, government, and current issues. Resources come from UEN and organizations such as the Smithsonian's Native Knowledge 360''''?, the National Indian Education Association, the BYU ARTS Partnership, and the Utah State Board of Education.
tag(s): native americans (169), preK (351), primary sources (177)
In the Classroom
Conduct a close reading of a tribal history, oral tradition, or boarding-school account from the collection; have students annotate evidence, distinguish firsthand experiences from later interpretations, and write a reflection explaining whose voices are represented and whose may still be missing. Research a Native leader, artist, educator, knowledge keeper, or community contributor connected to Utah; have students create a biography card with Trading Card Creator, reviewed here. Have sompare two tribal nations using the Interactive 2 Circle Venn Diagram by Read Write Think, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Kids Math Talk - Desiree Harrison
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K to 8
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Looking for practical ways to strengthen math instruction while helping children see themselves as capable mathematicians? The Kids Math Talk Podcast is for parents and educators...more
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Looking for practical ways to strengthen math instruction while helping children see themselves as capable mathematicians? The Kids Math Talk Podcast is for parents and educators and shares strategies and conversations to deepen children's mathematical understanding while keeping talk about mathematics active and positive. Episodes address topics such as fact fluency, math anxiety, mathematical identity, equity, culturally responsive teaching, accessible tasks, growth mindset, assessment, and student-centered instruction. Some episodes feature interviews with mathematics educators and researchers, while others provide concrete strategies teachers and families can use with children. Episode pages may include show notes, references, downloadable guiding questions or tip sheets, and classroom-ready suggestions, making the collection useful for both professional learning and instructional planning.
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tag(s): number sense (75), parents (54), podcasts (188), professional development (307), teaching strategies (87)
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Have students draw themselves as mathematicians and discuss what their drawings reveal about their experience of math, adapting the mathematical-identity activity described in Episode 2. Students can repeat the activity later in the year and reflect on how their perceptions have changed. Have students create a math-identity collage combining drawings, words, equations, and examples of mathematics in their lives, then use Google Drawings, reviewed here, to produce a digital version for a class gallery. Have students create strategy cards showing multiple approaches to a fact or problem and use Trading Card Creator, reviewed here, to turn each approach into a visual study aid.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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AI-Ready Educators and Students: Using the AUGMENT Framework to Teach and Learn with Generative - Torrey Trust, Robert Maloy, Patricio Bastida Nava, Chenyang Xu
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K to 12
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AI-Ready Educators and Students is an ebook that shares practical, proven ways to use GenAI technologies to support teaching and learning across grade levels. Each chapter features...more
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AI-Ready Educators and Students is an ebook that shares practical, proven ways to use GenAI technologies to support teaching and learning across grade levels. Each chapter features a component of the AUGMENT model, showing how to use GenAI to support educators in using AI through research-based methods. Use the accordion boxes in each portion of the AUGMENT model to find sample prompts and action steps to utilize and adapt to your needs. Read or listen to this ebook online or download chapters as a Word Document, PDF, or audio file.
tag(s): artificial intelligence (358), collaboration (142), professional development (307), Whiteboard (11)
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Use the information in this book to enhance your understanding of GenAI and as a resource for incorporating research-based and safe AI tools in your classroom to enhance student learning. Use the prompts to learn how to successfully prompt AI to generate resources that work for you and your students. Include this book with your other professional resources for learning about AI in Wakelet, reviewed here for easy access. Share this book with peers to do a book study (perhaps review a chapter monthly), then share your thoughts on a collaborative whiteboard such as Stickies.io, reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
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Indian Education for All Resources - Buffalo Bill Center of the West
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K to 12
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Bring Plains Indian history, cultures, art, sovereignty, and contemporary life into K-12 classrooms with this collection of Indian Education for All resources from the Buffalo Bill...more
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Bring Plains Indian history, cultures, art, sovereignty, and contemporary life into K-12 classrooms with this collection of Indian Education for All resources from the Buffalo Bill Center of the West. The page gathers Indigenous content collections, boarding school resources, art materials, buffalo resources, sovereignty and tribal government materials, reading recommendations, educational videos, virtual and onsite field trips, outreach trunks, primary-source research opportunities, and professional development for teachers. A downloadable Buffalo, Deer, Bird activity workbook connects students with a 2025 mural by John Hitchcock (Kiowa/Comanche) and Emily Arthur, while the interactive Plains Indian Map traces 230 years of movement among more than 45 Indigenous cultures and allows users to pause the animated timeline to study territorial, treaty, reservation, and state boundaries. Teachers can also access information about the Plains Indian Museum, the Paul Dyck Plains Indian Buffalo Culture Collection, and direct links to tribal nations for further research.
tag(s): montana (34), native americans (169), primary sources (177), professional development (307), virtual field trips (154)
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Have students choose a Montana state park and research its history, geography, wildlife, and cultural significance. Create a one-page park profile or digital slide using Canva for Education, reviewed here. Have students create a field journal using Book Creator, reviewed herewith sketches, vocabulary, observations, questions, and facts about plants, animals, geology, or cultural features found in a selected park. Present students with a conservation challenge involving wildlife, natural resources, or historic sites. Have students develop a solution and create a poster or short presentation explaining how visitors can help protect the park.
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Montana History Portal - Montana State Library
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Dig into Montana history through a large, free collection of digitized primary and secondary sources from cultural institutions across the state. The Montana History Portal includes...more
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Dig into Montana history through a large, free collection of digitized primary and secondary sources from cultural institutions across the state. The Montana History Portal includes photographs, maps, rare books, historic documents, diaries, letters, school yearbooks, oral histories, audio and video clips, paintings, illustrations, art, and other materials documenting Montana's cultural heritage. Teachers and students can browse or search collections, examine digitized artifacts from many contributing institutions, and use curated digital exhibits that pair primary sources with explanatory text. The portal is especially useful for local-history research, document analysis, inquiry projects, and lessons that ask students to work directly with historical evidence rather than relying only on a textbook. Montana Historical Society materials alone include digitized books, diaries, letters, advertisements, photographs, maps, and other records, and the broader portal now contains well over 100,000 items.
tag(s): evaluating sources (58), montana (34), native americans (169), primary sources (177)
In the Classroom
Have students search for historic photographs of their town, county, or another Montana community, then compare the images with the location today. Have students examine a historical photograph closely, record observable details before making inferences, and annotate important evidence with Image Annotator, reviewed here, to create a visual primary-source analysis. Ask students to explore historical maps and other geographic records from the portal, then create an annotated comparison map with Google My Maps, reviewed here, explaining how settlement, transportation, industry, land use, or community boundaries changed over time.
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